VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual page 24

vSphere Installation and Setup
Table 2‑12. Ports Required for Communication Between Components
Port
80
389
636
902
8080
8443
60099
6501
6502
7005
7009
7080
7444
9443
9090
10080
10443
10109
10111
To have the vCenter Server system use a different port to receive vSphere Web Client data, see the vCenter
Server and Host Management documentation.
For a discussion of firewall configuration, see the vSphere Security documentation.
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vCenter Server requires port 80 for direct HTTP connections. Port 80 redirects requests to HTTPS
port 443. This redirection is useful if you accidentally use http://server instead of https://server.
If you use a custom Microsoft SQL database (not the bundled SQL Server 2008 database) that is
stored on the same host machine as the vCenter Server, port 80 is used by the SQL Reporting Service.
When you install vCenter Server, the installer will prompt you to change the HTTP port for vCenter
Server. Change the vCenter Server HTTP port to a custom value to ensure a successful installation.
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) also use port 80. See
and IIS for Port 80," on page 26.
This port must be open on the local and all remote instances of vCenter Server. This is the LDAP port
number for the Directory Services for the vCenter Server group. The vCenter Server system needs to
bind to port 389, even if you are not joining this vCenter Server instance to a Linked Mode group. If
another service is running on this port, it might be preferable to remove it or change its port to a
different port. You can run the LDAP service on any port from 1025 through 65535.
If this instance is serving as the Microsoft Windows Active Directory, change the port number from
389 to an available port from 1025 through 65535.
For vCenter Server Linked Mode, this is the SSL port of the local instance. If another service is
running on this port, it might be preferable to remove it or change its port to a different port. You can
run the SSL service on any port from 1025 through 65535.
The default port that the vCenter Server system uses to send data to managed hosts. Managed hosts
also send a regular heartbeat over UDP port 902 to the vCenter Server system. This port must not be
blocked by firewalls between the server and the hosts or between hosts.
Web Services HTTP. Used for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services.
Web Services HTTPS. Used for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services.
Web Service change service notification port
Auto Deploy service
Auto Deploy management
vCenter Single Sign-On
vCenter Single Sign-On
vCenter Single Sign-On
vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS
vSphere Web Client HTTPS
vSphere Web Client HTTP
vCenter Inventory Service HTTP
vCenter Inventory Service HTTPS
vCenter Inventory Service Management
vCenter Inventory Service Linked Mode Communication
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